Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 1.87% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 9.32%. Currently, Ecolab has a market capitalization of $49.19 billion.

Buying $1000 In ECL: If an investor had bought $1000 of ECL stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $3,838.11 today based on a price of $172.81 for ECL at the time of writing.

Ecolab's Performance Over Last 15 Years

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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